peckish

Meaning

1. (British, colloquial) mildly hungry
2. (colloquial) irritable; crotchety

Synonyms

fractious

scratchy

techy

cranky

tetchy

irritable

peevish

petulant

hungry

nettlesome

testy

pettish

stroppy

appetizing

touchy

cantankerous

edgy

famished

fretful

grouchy

grumpy

kinky

ravenous

sharp-set

snappy

sorehead

Translations

affamato

hungrig

quengelig

knurrig

πεινασμένος

affamé

grognon

avoir la dent

irritable

maussade

schrullenhaft

stizzoso

korzelig

nors

launisch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/

Etymology

From peck (verb) + -ish. From late 18th century.